GENE GLEESON: FIRST OF ALL, I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE UP HERE. I'M USUALLY OVER THERE. IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE AND AN HONOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. I THINK OF ALL THE TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN HERE COVERING THIS BODY. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT BODY AS THE WORK YOU DO AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. UNFORTUNATELY IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE AS MUCH AS WE USED TO BE, AND THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH OUR BUSINESS, NOT YOUR BUSINESS, BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, OUR BOSSES AND OUR CONSULTANTS WILL SEE THE VALUE IN COVERING CITY GOVERNMENT AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT ON A MORE INTENSE BASIS THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST AND THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR BOTH US AND YOU, I THINK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE.]

SUP. MOLINA, CHAIR: SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH, IF I COULD JUST ADD TO GENE, WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING YEARS OF GREAT SERVICE TO US. I WAS PARTICULARLY PROUD TO WATCH YOU AS YOU ANCHORED ALL THE TIME. YOU COULD JUST DELIVER EVEN THE BAD NEWS WITH VERY, VERY, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY A HAPPY FACE, BUT A PLEASANT FACE. BUT I PARTICULARLY LOVE WHEN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES HERE, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO THE ISSUES HERE. WE'RE A VERY IMPORTANT BODY, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE IMPORTANT, BUT THE WORK WE DO IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ENJOY YOUR